Pulmonary Embryology/Pediatric Lung disorders Flashcards
lung tissue is derived from..
embryonic endoderm in the yolk sac
Pulmonary circualtion vessels is derived from
mesenchyme
Week 4
Lung bud moves ventrally into mesoderm “respiration diverticulum”
(primitive foregut epithelial cells invade splanchnic mesenchyme)
what happens Day 32?
laryngotracheal groove - out pouching between 4th and 6th brachial arch
Week 5
R and L lung buds push into the primordial pleural cavity
Wk 6
Descent into the thorax (lung and heart) until pleuroperitoneal foramen close
Week 7
descent halted by liver
Major events of Months 3-9
lungs grow (glandular)
Month 6
surfactant production
Month 7
respiratory bronchioles proliferate and alveolar ducts and sacs form
Outline of the stages
embryonic –> pseudoglandular –> Canalicular –> Saccular/terminal –> alveolar/postnatal
Embryonic
Week 4-7
Formation of the proximal tracheobronchial tree by branching of the foregut endoderm.
Formation from main –> lobar –> segmental (tertiary) –> subsegmental.
Occurs assymetrically and dichotomous
Disorders associated with embryonic stage dvmt issues
pulmonary agenesis
tracheoesophagel fistula
Vascular malformation to cause airway compression
Laryngomalacia
Pseudoglandular stage
Weeks 8-16
Formation until terminal bronchioles (but not alveoli).
Differentiation of conducting airway epitheilum
Splancnic mesoderm forms cartilage, Smooth muscle and mucus glands.
Canalicular
17-26 weeks Formation of the respiratory bronchioles Delineation of pulmonary acinus and initial development of pulmonary capillaries. Beginning of fetal breating. Survival is possible - but limited.
Diseases associated with canalicular stage
Pulmonary hypoplasia, potter’s syndrome (decreased renal function), diaphragmatic hernia, RDS
Saccular/Terminal phase
26-36 weeks, or to term
growth and branching of sacs to increase in number. (alveolar ducts and terminal sacs)
Increase in vascularization! and epithelial differentiation to cause surfactant production increases